Learn to play "New Kid in Town" on your guitar with our chord guide. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.
For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.
E F#m B F#m B There's talk on the street, it sounds so familiar; A B E great expectations, ev'rybody's watchin' you. E F#m B F#m7 B People you meet they all seem to know you, A B even your old friends treat you E G#sus4 G#7 like you're somethin' new. Chorus: C#m F# Johnny come lately, C#m F# The new kid in town. C#m F# Ev'rybody loves you, F#m B7 So don't let them down. You look in her eyes; the music begins to play Hopeless romantics, here we go again But after a while, you're lookin' the other way It's those restless hearts that never mend Chorus: Johnny-come-lately The new kid in town Will she still love you When you're not around? B7 E There's so many things you should have told her, B7 C#m but night after night you're willing to hold her, F#7 Am7 Am7/D D just hold her, tears on your shoulder. G Am7 D Am7 D There's talk on the street, it's there to remind you. C D G Doesn't really matter which side you're on. G G Am7 D Am7 D7 You're walkin' away and they're talkin' behind you, C D G B7 they will never forget you 'til somebody new comes along. Chorus: Em7 A Where've you been lately? Em7 A There's a new kid in town. Em7 A Ev'rybody loves him (don't they?) Am7 B7 E G#m7 A And he's holdin' her and you're still around. B7 E G#m7 A There's a new kid in town, B7 E G#m7 A Am7 just another new kid in town. E (Ooh-hooh) Ev'rybody's talkin' C#m 'bout the new kid in town. E (Ooh-hooh) Ev'rybody's walkin' C#m like the new kid in town. E There's a new kid in town, (I don't want to hear it) C#m There's a new kid in town, (I don't want to hear it) You can simplify chords by removing barre | TransposeReset Font SizeReset Guitar Chord DiagramsA Am Am7 C C#m D D7 E Em Em7 F# F#m F#7 F#m7 G G#m G#sus4 G#7 G#m7 B B7 Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably. |
If you are also interested in learning how to play "New Kid in Town" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "New Kid in Town" by Eagles.